Index device



LE ROI E, HUTCHINGS INDEX DEVICE July 19, 1932.

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- order that a plurality of card holders may be supported inoifsetoverlapplng relation ofthe adjacent edges of'adjacent card hold-:i0v provided adjacent its corner portions VWitha `ing a recordV cardand an attaching means or card holder may be `varied to obtain thedetaining a number of cardholders made "in ac- Patented July 179, 1932LE ROI E. HUTCHINGS, or BUIIALQ; NEW Yonx, AssIGNoR oF BUFFALO; NEW'YORKY"'Io REMINGTON NAND INe.,

INDEX DEVICE i Application 'hled November 9, 1928. Serial No. 318,219;

v This invention relates to an ,index device and particularly to a cardholder foruse with a loose leaf binder sothat a plurality of c ardholders may be arranged in a loose'leafvbinder in offset overlapping:relation for Yvisible indexing purposes.

The invention comprehends theprovision of-a plurality of card holdersforloose-leaf binders in which eachcard'- holder isformed of'a holder sheethavingmeans on a fte@ marginal portion thereof for detachably` retainandthe attaching stub fso formed thatl the connection between the attachingstub and the 4loose leafbinder will control the spacing ers in orderthat the. visible marginV of each sired extent o'f-the'exposed portionofeach card holder. In the drawing plication: l i y i Fig. -1 is a planview of a ring) binder conforming partjofA this `Lapcordance Withtheinvention arranged tonifs'et overlapping relation forvisible indexing.Fig. 2'is a-plan view of a card holder. Figj is afragmentarycross-section of a `portion of the holder shown in Fig. .2illustrating a Celluloid sheath applied to one free margin of the cardholderand a record card held imposition by the sheath. h

The card holder includes a holder sheet l of 'substantially .rectangularforniy Whichf is cards positioned on the front face oftheholdillustrated in Figure 2' is formed with a pluorder thatcompensationmay be made for dif- The Celluloid sheath 7 is formedofftrans-f lgroup of diagonal slotsQ adapted to rfece`ive the cornersof'record cards for'mounting on the vrear side tliereofLWhile diagonalslots 3 adjacent the uppercornersofthe holder sheet are adapted toreceivethe upper corners lof er sheet in a manner which will bemoreclearly describedhereafter.. Thelower margin of the holderusheet las.i

rality of perforations l f in spaced aligned" relation to provide amarginalsection on the holder sheet hingedlyconnected by' the strips 6tothe remainder of the holdershfeet. The formation of the perforationsll, disclosed ,l5 in Figure 52,7provides the strips 6 which form``V the.hinge connection between the marginal V section 5 and. the main bodyofthe holder A'celluloidsheath 7 formed of avstrip folded to provideaback portion. Sand affront portion 9 is placed over the marginalsection 5 to enclose the free edge thereof,"` the.back l portion 8 ofthe sheath 7 being secured tothe marginalsection 5 by Wires "staples orstitches ."5

`.10. jThe marginal section 5 is provided V4With""" `cut-out portionsy11 atv the point- Wherethe 1 stitches `10 at the'endsof thesectionengage the rearportion 8 of the celluloidsheathin ferencesfin expansionbetween-the Section5 .l andthecelluloid sheath 7 The `front portionofthe Celluloid sheath isv normally held 1 Y in engagement with thesection 5by the natural resiliency of the 'Celluloid' material andyadapted to receive the lovver marginal edge l of a record l'card Vl2 asVshown 'inFigiire 3, the' fup'pel" corners of the cardbeing engaged inone ofthe slots 3 as *illustrated in Figure'l.`

' parent celluloid so that the marginal edge h of the card held by thesheath 9mayre'ceive an index 'for' l visible indexing purposes j in amanner Well known inthe art. rWhen` it is 95 desired 'to refer to thereverse side of a cardS-'ih Y thus mounted, the upper corners of thecard are disengaged `from the-slots 3, andthe card together with the4section `is pivoted about Y' thehinge connection Af'or'medby theperforad100 rfa tions and'strips 4, 6, Whereupona major porformed by aseries of aligned openingsvor slots .15.as shown in Figure 2. A `looseleaf binder is diagrammatlcal'ly` illustrated at 16 in Figure 1 having aback portion 17 and hinged covers 18'. Y"lheli'a'cl portionasillustrated carriesa series Vof equally fspfaced binding rings ormembers 19 ofa'ny suitable typeiwell known in the art. The at-.figli/lingV stub is is 'formed with afanes l@i y' "ao aligned openings2O which are adapted ceivev the binding rings 19,t`l1'e openings 2Ombeingfspaced'apart av distance equal ltohal 19. Th .v the Spacing of te rmgs' e Sp cmg 0 prisinfga fholdersheet forn'ed to.prov1deahing'efadjacent one marginal portion, means orrel'asablyholding a cardonAsaid-marginal the openingsQO isfof afpredetermi'nedchar- [ai,citer'ajswei-1 aerith@ spai'ng. if uit fringe 1,9 in :fqrdeijithat ythe cardholders may be mounted infthe binder oil'se't overlappingg'rel'ationone"rarginalf 'portion 'of each card wholder in Visible relation, The.spacing oi the openings `-"and erings ,`determines the' extent. or' theeX-k Aliortion of eachfcard 'holder-fand 'by A fvar'yifng thepositionfof eacfhf'card holder relarive 'to the Oft-hefty changing uitopeningen@ Which-,receive rings 19, the Widthr of thee'X- fp'o'sfedmargin {ifea/ch card holder Vlmay be tin- Va`s;e(l`,'or decreased toadesiredlext'e'nt. 'By

inform.hefby--fafc11iiaipevisible inde-Xing' of e iecod'cards'detachablyfrnounted'inthe anyhow/afs. Y s

l goed ,dit funs is, fmer'eiy furthe piif'rpoself iillliistr'atiiigjtheappliation 'f the inveiitin eine the@eawaersfmyieemptied A,in anyltype'of binder construction Wellk'notv'n "in the atwhereit lis desiredto usea's'eriesmof '.usedf'to secure each card holde1f.inthe binder @byattachment Wit-h the bindingmechanism of the type of binder constructiondesired.

What'is claimedis; Y

A card holder -or visibleindeires 'com- -prising a-Sheet, meansonone"marginalpor-V 'tion for detachably holding 'a' card,- a hinge j*portion l adjacent said ymeans i' for Afpermitting "mes im@ i0inverted"aieaegdeechilffit from said mea-ns, and ,an` attaching stub onan- 'maanden'lpfviaed'fwaa af sries fief ,bind-,

other margin of said sheet adjacent said means.

2Q A card holder for visible indexes, com# prising a holder portion,means hingedly connected to one marginal edge of said holder portion forreleasably holding arecord card, f

and *on an adj acent -in'argin y"for attachlment to a support.

Acard holder for visible indexes, compisiigua holder porti'on, m'eanshingedly connedted to 'one margll1 edge of Said holder vportion forreleasably holding a record card, and an attaching stub on an adjacentmarginal edge-for connection with a support.

4:. A card holderfor visible indexes, kcompris'i'ng a holder portion,means hingedlyrconnectedfto ne'margnal edge 'offsad holder portion `forYrelea'sa'bfly"holding a 'record card,

and anattachingfstub hingedly connected to an adj acent 'margifnal "edgefor attachmentto asupport. t

- Q5. card Boitier Afr visible indexes', Cm-

portion, "and'another portion at an'ladjacent :marginal edge :forming/abinding -stub for Y attachment tora support.

prisin'g a holder sheet formed *to ipro-vide a A'hinge'"along onemarginaflportion, meansfr'eleasably holdingafcard onsaid marginal por-'tionfan :adjacent =marginfal iportionA fbeifng formed to'prov-i-d'e'fahinge gand 'a 'stub portion for supportand 4fattac'hment ra binder.V Yl. .A'cardholderfor 'loose leafbi-nders, comprisin'g Iia 'holder sheet`formed with ra Yseries Ta sheath enclosing said `section and yfadfiptedfe, Acard holder animee-aaibinderaieom' ses.

` felon toidetalialilyholdia cardthereimanda bindg 'ingffstub -formedfby -anadjacent-*marginal -portion of fsaid holder "sheet-fior?attachment vl'b'ack portioniproifided With-,a 'series of bindingfsheetsY including' thestfuljsln-iafy"bei turnedover his ' beindividuallyhih'ged jo'n their fstubsj independtlyl movement oftheir-stabs.. Y

l9. fin embinatine'withfafbidrfhaving a ing ringayaniiadex devi-@e5comprising-a piu-i ralityof sheets each "having/ag redrd section and astub hingedly connected-tosiaidjrecord Ytach-ablyretailingaieafdfthfeoagsiaidfaubs tain said sheets inoverlapping offset relation with a marginal portion of each card on eachrecord section in-visible index relation, Whereby groups of sheetsincluding the cards thereon may be turnedl over around said rings orwhereby said record sections and attached cards may be hinged on thestubs independently of movement of their stubs. y

10. In combination with a binder having a back portion provided with aseries of binding rings, an index device comprising a plurality' of cardholders each having a holder portion, a stub on one margin of the holderportion and a card-retaining portion on an adjacent margin of the holderportion, a hinge between said holder portion and said stub and a secondhinge between said holder portion and said.

card-retaining portion, and means on saidcard-retaining portion forremovably receiv-V Y ing a marginal portion of a record card With otherportions of said record card overlying said holder portion; said stubsbeing movably mounted in said rings to retain said vcard holders inoverlapping oii'set relation with the retaining portion of each invisible index relation, whereby one or more card holders may beselectively turned over on the rings or hinged and folded over theirstub portions to expose the card on an underlying card holder,

whereupon the card-retaining portion and attached card on the exposedholder may be hinged relative its holder portion to expose the reverseside of the card.

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